Promises, promises. Presidential candidates make them. Voters complain that they don’t keep them. Promises reveal a candidate’s political views, but often they cannot be kept. Keeping them most likely depends on the president’s party winning majorities in both the U.S. House and Senate. This year, the presidential election takes place alongside races for all 435 […]
August 2024
Posted inTimes Record
Boothbay Harbor Opera House hosts Americana duo The Clements Brothers
The historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor is alive with music this season, and tickets remain available for all upcoming performances, including the perfect harmonies of the singer-songwriting brother duo, The Clements Brothers, Saturday, Aug. 24. The Clements Brothers George (guitar) and Charles (upright bass) are identical twins from the heart of New England. The […]
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Inside Bridgton: Aug. 23
Music on Main Another free concert in the popular Music on Main series will take place on Saturday, Aug. 24, in the vacant lot at 144 Main St. Shawn Theriault of the band American Ride will perform, as well as the Rolling Stones tribute band Classic Stones Live. Entry opens at 5 p.m. and the […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Opinion: Mack Point is the less costly wind terminal option
Economic impact cannot be the only consideration in determining the site for the proposed floating offshore wind terminal.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Plenty goes right in ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’
People should go to their computer or to the Portland Stage box office and get tickets to the current production of “The Play That Goes Wrong.” I can’t remember the last time I laughed so hard and so loud, with tears pouring from my eyes, an experience that was so desperately needed in the current […]
Posted inLetters
Letter: Public education should not be the subject of fearmongering
After reading Jonah Davids’ Aug. 16 opinion piece, “Maine DOE should not be stirring fear of artificial intelligence,” I was stunned. My experience attending a similar session of the Department of Education (DOE)’s “Measure What Matters: What Makes a Great School in Maine” in Westbrook, on Aug. 13, was completely the opposite. Then I remembered […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Opinion: Harris’ grocery price controls are a solution in search of a problem
Government intervention is appropriate if companies exploit a crisis like the pandemic. But the U.S. is no longer in crisis.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Inside New Gloucester: Aug. 23
250th birthday grand finale Sept. 7 Join in on the Sept. 7 grand finale of the yearlong celebration of New Gloucester’s 250th birthday, beginning with a festive 2.5-mile parade starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Lower Village near the intersection of Church and Gloucester Hill roads. To participate, register by Friday, Aug. 30, using the […]
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Head back to school with Maine-made goods
To everything there is a season, and we love when that season involves buying new things.
Posted inBusiness, News
Mainers could pay $32 million for grid upgrade in New Hampshire
Eversource Energy says replacing hundreds of power line poles and structures would make the 49-mile line more resilient to storms, but ratepayer advocates across New England say it’s excessive and too costly.
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